117.19 is what percent of 2343.83 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 2343.83 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 2343.83, so we can write it down as 100%=2343.83.
4. We know, that x% equals 117.19 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=117.19.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2343.83
2) x%=117.19
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=2343.83/117.19
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 117.19 is what percent of 2343.83

100%/x%=2343.83/117.19
(100/x)*x=(2343.83/117.19)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=20.000255994539*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (20.000255994539) to get x
100/20.000255994539=x
4.9999360021845=x
x=4.9999360021845

now we have:
117.19 is 4.9999360021845% of 2343.83